TikTok's new terms of service spark backlash, but experts say they're an industry standard

Описание: This week, TikTok creators have been sounding an alarm, saying views and engagement have plunged in the wake of a deal that brings control of TikTok to the U.S.

The agreement reached last week restructures TikTok’s U.S. business into a new joint venture, majority owned by a group of Trump-backed investors, including American tech giant Oracle, private equity fund Silver Lake, and the United Arab Emirates firm MGX. It limits the ownership stake of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and adding new safeguards around data and governance.

The new ownership quickly issued updates to its terms of service.

Some users expressed concern that the new terms meant TikTok would gather information on gender identity, racial background, medical history, sexual orientation or immigration status.

Experts told Scripps News TikTok's terms are similar to those of many similar social platforms.

Creators and users have also complained about the fact that videos are getting much less engagement and views. There is some speculation that suppression has been tied to creators who are speaking out politically, specifically if they criticize the Trump administration or ICE's deployment in Minnesota.

TikTok has denied those allegations, saying glitches are due to a recent major power outage linked to one of their U.S. Data center partners over the weekend.


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